(Sources: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Houlton, Maine; this family is probably not complete)

Father – Patrick RUGAN

Born abt 1807, Ireland

Died 4 Mar 1859, Houlton, Maine

Mother – Ann

Born abt 1815, Ireland

Died 27 Feb 1871, Houlton, Maine

Children of Patrick and Ann RUGAN

Michael RUGAN (b 1832, Ireland d 1924 Houlton, Maine)

Patrick RUGAN (b abt 1844, d 27 Jul 1849, Houlton)

Edward RUGAN (b 26 Jun 1848, Houlton, d 7 Jul 1848, Houlton)

Elizabeth Ann RUGAN (b abt 1851, Houlton, d 26 Jun 1854, Houlton)

2nd Generation of the RUGAN Family

The Family of Michael RUGAN

Of the "B" Road, Hammond Plantation

(Sources: Personal History of Michael’s granddaughter, Doris CRAWFORD LEE, St. Mary’s Church Records; Houlton, St. Gertrude’s Church Records; Woodstock, N.B., and Census Records)

Father – Michael RUGAN

Born: Oct 1832, County Cork, Ireland

Marr: 26 Aug 1867, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick

Died: 22 Jun 1924, Hammond Plantation, Maine

Son of Patrick and Ann (DUGAN) RUGAN

(The family tells the story of Michael coming to America as a very young child, some even say being born on the ship. At the time of his death, Michael, was the holder of The Boston Post Cane, he was the oldest citizen of Houlton.)

Mother – Mary COFFEY

Born: 25 Jun 1845, Watson Settlement, New Brunswick

Died: 3 May 1924, Houlton, Maine

Dau. Of John and Mary (COUGHLAN) COFFEY

Children of Michael and Mary RUGAN

Mary Ann RUGAN –aka Minnie

Born: 1868, Hammond Plantation, Maine

Marr: Neal SCHOOLS, date unknown

Died: 20 Nov 1900, Houlton, Maine

(Mary Ann died of Valvular Disease of the Heart at age 32)

George Albert RUGAN – aka Bert

Born: 1872, Hammond Plantation, Maine

Never Married

Death Date Unknown

Francis Jeremiah RUGAN – aka Frank or J. Frank

Born: 6 Apr 1873, Hammond Plantation, Maine

Marr: Jean PAUL, date unknown

Died: 1959, Houlton, Maine

Hannah J. RUGAN

Born: 11 Apr 1874, Hammond Plantation, Maine

Marr: Thomas J. SCHOOLS, 22 Jun 1904, New Limerick, Maine

Died: 1949, Houlton, Maine

Sarah E. RUGAN – aka Sadie

Born; 1876, Hammond Plantation, Maine

Marr: Clarence CARPENTER 4 Nov 1896, Houlton, Maine

Died: 1934, Houlton, Maine

Katherine RUGAN – aka Kate

Born 3 Mar 1878, Hammond Plantation, Maine

Marr: Harry LASKEY, eloped sometime around 1894

Died: 6 May 1898, Morencia, Arizona

(Kate married Harry without her parents permission. Harry then decided to try his hand at silver mining in Arizona. They asked Kate’s brother, Frank, to join them, but he refused. They removed to Morencia, Arizona. Kate became pregnant but died in childbirth, as did the baby. Harry returned her body to Houlton and erected a very large tombstone for her. Final resting place of the baby is unknown. Harry then remarried and removed to South America.)